Definition of Circle. Meaning of Circle. Synonyms of Circle

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Definition of Circle

Circle
Circle Cir"cle, v. i. To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate. Thy name shall circle round the gaping through. --Byron.
Circle
Circle Cir"cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circled; p. pr. & vb. n. Circling.] [OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to make round. See Circle, n., and cf. Circulate.] 1. To move around; to revolve around. Other planets circle other suns. --Pope. 2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle. --Prior. Pope. Their heads are circled with a short turban. --Dampier. So he lies, circled with evil. --Coleridge. To circle in, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as, to circle bodies in. --Sir K. Digby.

Meaning of Circle from wikipedia

- A circle is a simple closed shape. It is the set of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre; equivalently it...
- The terms virtuous circle and vicious circle (also referred to as virtuous cycle and vicious cycle) refer to complex chains of events that reinforce themselves...
- The Circle may refer to: The Circle (TV series), a British reality television game show on Channel 4 The Circle (play), a 1921 play by W. Somerset Maugham...
- Circle ****ng in a circle is a two-dimensional ****ng problem with the objective of ****ng unit circles into the smallest possible larger circle. Minimum...
- Squared circle may refer to: Boxing ring Wrestling ring Squared-circle postmark The Squared Circle, a pro wrestling themed role-playing game Square Circle Production...
- The circle of Willis (also called Willis' circle, loop of Willis, cerebral arterial circle, and Willis polygon) is a circulatory anastomosis that supplies...
- one circle for violence (Circle 7) and two circles for fraud (Circles 8 and 9). As a Christian, Dante adds Circle 1 (Limbo) to Upper **** and Circle 6 (Heresy)...
- A vicious circle is a complex of events that reinforces itself through a feedback loop. Vicious circle or Vicious Circle may also refer to: Australian...
- The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth. It marks the...
- Golden Circle may refer to: Golden Circle (Iceland), Icelandic tourist route Golden Circle (company), Australian food processor Golden Circle Air, U.S...
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